Takeaways from Werner Vogels' re:Invent 2025 Keynote

AI, Uncertainty, and the Rise of the Renaissance Developer

When I talk to students — especially STEM students — one question keeps coming up: “Is AI going to take my job?” They ask it jokingly, but you can tell they’re serious. What they want is assurance. They want to know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. That the late nights, the debt, the effort, and the hope they’ve poured into their degree will amount to something real. ...

December 7, 2025 · 5 min · Luke Little